13 March 2007: Afternoon

"Sheer boredom" noted as one possible motivation people had for voting on a new league of Seven Wonders.

Ecologists slam Sweetwater, Texas's, rattlesnake roundup; TMN's Geoff Badner traveled to the event in 2003.

I have wrestled with these questions and my conscience leads me back to Fred and those like him—the maverick souls who may never be afforded such honors. Patti Smith, with grace.

Horribly funny, and horribly inappropriate, new children's stories.

What would the world be like if dinosaurs hadn't become extinct? For one thing, there'd be fewer animals.

New music available from longtime TMN compadre Troy T and the T-Minus band.

In today's Tournament of Books it's Orner versus McCarthy, and Maria Schneider holds the gavel.

If you're not dreaming in brackets yet, you soon will be: Introducing the 2007 Science Spring Showdown.

The second recording of "all ice" music from the Norwegian percussionist, this time joined by Per Jørgensen on vocal and ice trumpe, with Isungset on ice percussion, icehorn, and isofon.